A procedure for combined genitalia dissection and DNA extraction in Lepidoptera

Insect Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 401-409

  Knölke, Sonja ^a   Erlacher, Sven ^a   Hausmann, Axel ^a   Miller, Michael A ^a   Segerer, Andreas H ^a  

^a ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

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LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 13844310114     PISSN: 1399560X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/187631204788912463     Document Type: Article

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